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Vintage Grammer Acoustic

Strings Jr.

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On my recent trip through Big Al country (between Cleveland and Buffalo),
my wife's cousin offered to show me her guitar. I immediately recognized it
as an old Grammer. Some of my family members owned Grammers back in
the 60's. They were made in Nashville, and we only lived 30 miles away.

Our family became acquainted with the family of J.W. Gower, one of the
founding members of Grammer. I worked with J.W.'s wife, Jewel, at Gibson
for many years.

The guitar was missing the label on the inside, but from what little research
I've done, I believe it may be a fairly early one. It has the "moustache" bridge,
and the old style logo. There was a 2 stamped on the back of the peghead,
on top of the clear coat.

Anyone with info on these please respond. Trying to determine year of
manufacture, and possible value.

Thanks.



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Kris Ford

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No clue RL, but that headstock is as HEAVY METAL as it gets!
Could you imagine that headstock on a V or XPL?
It would not look out of place in a SLAYER video!!
 

Xpensive Wino

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It is estimated that approximately 1000 guitars were produced by the Grammer factory from 1965 through 1968. The first 70 Grammers (approximately) employed a mustache style bridge. The headstocks on the first production models were wider at the base - a bit more flanged and exaggerated. Sometime after the 20th guitar was assembled, the decision was made to redesign the bridge, pickguard, and headstock. The later models featured a crown style bridge.


http://www.grammerguitar.net/history.html



:salude
 

Tom Wittrock

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No clue RL, but that headstock is as HEAVY METAL as it gets!
Could you imagine that headstock on a V or XPL?
It would not look out of place in a SLAYER video!!

An appropriate guitar for that country metal singer, Steven Tyler. :ganz
 

GregHindsMusic

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Joined
Jun 16, 2020
Messages
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On my recent trip through Big Al country (between Cleveland and Buffalo),
my wife's cousin offered to show me her guitar. I immediately recognized it
as an old Grammer. Some of my family members owned Grammers back in
the 60's. They were made in Nashville, and we only lived 30 miles away.

Our family became acquainted with the family of J.W. Gower, one of the
founding members of Grammer. I worked with J.W.'s wife, Jewel, at Gibson
for many years.

The guitar was missing the label on the inside, but from what little research
I've done, I believe it may be a fairly early one. It has the "moustache" bridge,
and the old style logo. There was a 2 stamped on the back of the peghead,
on top of the clear coat.

Anyone with info on these please respond. Trying to determine year of
manufacture, and possible value.

Thanks.



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Grammer%20back_zpseryl9ufo.jpg
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I have a Grammer very similar to this one, same color (green burst), checkerboard binding and single stripe down the back. I believe mines is a 1967 based on the research I've done. mine also was missing a inside label and dosen't appear to have any markings anywhere else.

is this guitar for sale? I would love to have

GregHindsMusic
972-571-6030

feel free to call me I have done extensive research on Grammers and even talked with the guy who built mine... possibly but this one as well.
 
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